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Torre Attack
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Petrosian teaches how to play the Torre attack.

Petrosian's one of favourite openings
Petrosian vs V Lyublinsky, 1949 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

2nd Game
Petrosian vs E Chukaev, 1951 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

3rd game - ending is comical and simple
Petrosian vs J Kozma, 1958 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

4th game - lengthy maneuvres and sudden ending
Petrosian vs H Bouwmeester, 1960
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Black plays h6. Comical ending again
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1960 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Long game and pawn majority win
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1960 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Hanging pawns, knight sac and mate
Petrosian vs F Olafsson, 1962 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

London system, closed centre
Petrosian vs Reshevsky, 1968 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Classic squeeze by Petrosian, pawn chain tactics
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1971 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch and Petrosian pawn chain tactics
Petrosian vs Y Kraidman, 1974 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Simply win
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1976 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

Alekhine teaches Torre Game 1
Alekhine vs Ovsiannikov/Ukhtomsk, 1913 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 39 moves, 1-0

Smyslov plays Torre attack
Smyslov vs Chiburdanidze, 1992
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 69 moves, 1-0

Kasparov plays Torre
Kasparov vs Leko, 1994 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 60 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein's mastery in worse pawn islands.
Rubinstein vs Chigorin, 1906 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Anti-Torre ; Rooks on 7th rank
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Weak pawns
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Terrific piece play
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Endgame win
A Nimzowitsch vs Chigorin, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

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